Collective Diary
Cancer and Careers is collecting snapshots of the cancer experience by asking working people with cancer at all phases of their treatment and recovery to answer the same series of questions about their outlook, their work experience and advice they would give others. We invite you to read their stories and share your own.
Recent Entries
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 1 Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
- Employment Status:
- Marketing Consultant
- Gender/Age:
- Female/53
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I had a lumpectomy, followed by 5 1/2 months of chemotherapy, then a bilateral mastectomy and rec...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage IIB Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Gender/Age:
- Female/48
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Breast cancer, stage IIB. Tumor was 2.8 cm. Had a lumpectomy, followed by 4 cycles of chemo, th...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- The official diagnosis is triple negative adnocarcinoma of the breast, axillary lymph node dissection, stage 2B, grade 3.
- Employment Status:
- Employed
- Gender/Age:
- Female/54
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Mammogram Biopsy 1st Operation-Lumpectomy, little itty bitty tumor (2.7 centimeters) and the ti...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Gender/Age:
- Female/26
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Well I have chosen not to have any treatment for the moment I am trying to assume everything, I k...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- DCIS
- Employment Status:
- Full Time Employment
- Gender/Age:
- Female/44
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I was diagnosed with DCIS on January 7th 2011. They were able to save the skin but not the breast...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- CML- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
- Employment Status:
- Employed/Long Term Disability
- Gender/Age:
- Female/23
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- First year and a half of treatment was Gleevec. Last 3 1/2 years was Tasigna. My body became im...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Non-Hogkins Lymphoma
- Employment Status:
- unemployed
- Gender/Age:
- Female/50
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Ratuxin and Chemo every three weeks times 6 followed by maintenance Ratunxin once every two monther
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Breast Cancer Stage 2B
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Gender/Age:
- Female/60
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I have had many very difficult biopsies followed by 2 partial mastectomies. I am scheduled to hav...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 1 breast cancer and DCIS
- Employment Status:
- Research Scientist
- Gender/Age:
- Female/51
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- My type of breast cancer and description of treatment has been provided in previous posts.
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage IV NSC Lung Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Consultant -recently retired
- Gender/Age:
- Female/64
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- In the last couple of years, I have faced the return of my cancer, in the fluid of my lungs which...
